By Hikaru Hayashi

Hi there! I know! I have not updated in ages, huh? Gomen nasai! I couldn't help but notice how many reviews I've been getting for this one lately. I mean, when I first wrote this story, nobody read it. Then I decided out of the blue to update and now a lot of people are reading it! This is pretty amusing to me…heh, heh…

To Empress and anyone else wondering: I'm so sorry. If you had only read my profile, you would have known that I…DESPISE YAOI WITH A PASSION. Sorry! But if you want, you can keep reading (actually, I hope you keep reading! Please!)

With that, we'll begin.

Disclaimer note: I don't own yaoi. I won't write yaoi. So sorry! Oh, yeah, and I also do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 4: Breakaway

"No Help From Kaiba"

"I know you're hiding in there, Katsuya Jounouchi! Come out now!"

Jou trembled. He looked around for a way out. There was none. It looked like this was the end for both him and Varon. Aw, crap…we're cornered…this is just perfect! He didn't even know why these guys were after them…and something was telling him that he didn't want to know. All he knew was that if he didn't think of something fast, they were goners.

"C'mon, Jono! Think…" he muttered to himself. "What would Yugi do if he were in this situation…?" He couldn't think of anything.

"Wh-what are we gonna do, Jounouchi?" Varon stammered.

"I'm tryin' ta figure that out!" Jou whispered loudly.

"You can't hide forever…" came Raphael's booming voice once again.

"Hurry up and think of something…!"

"I'm tryin'! Jeez, hold yer horses!"

"It's only a matter of time, you know."

"Jounouchi!"

"…!"

"Just give up, already!"

"Come on! Hurry up!"

"BOTH A' YA, JUST LEAVE ME ALONE AN' SHADDAP!" Jou shouted, frustrated, as he reached for a piece of a tree branch and chucked it a Raphael's head, knocking him out. "Argh! Dang…! I swear of all the nerve…"

"Uh, Jounouchi," Varon interrupted.

"WHADDYA WANT?"

"Um, you just knocked him out, maybe we should try to escape now…"

"Hm…?" Jou stared at Raphael, who was lying on the ground, apparently out cold. "Ah! Right! All part of my genius plan! Heh ha ha ha hah!" Jou chuckled as he sweat-dropped. Then he picked Varon up on his back. "C'mon, let's bail the heck outta here before he wakes up…"

Meanwhile, at the Kaiba Mansion…

BAM. A loud noise startled Mokuba Kaiba as he was on his way to his brother's room. Uh-oh…Nii-sama's angry again… he thought. His thoughts were confirmed as, less than a second later, a voice shouted:

"Are you kidding me! You have absolutely got to be out of your mind if you think I'm going to help that loser!"

Yep. That's Seto Kaiba for you. Mokuba was starting to wonder what made him mad this time, but the next voice that spoke answered his question:

"Please, Kaiba! We need your help! We've got to find Jounouchi!"

Oh, it's Yugi Mutoh…I should have known… Mokuba thought. What happened to Jounouchi?

"I've helped you for the last time!" came Seto' voice again. "You can find that loser friend of yours on your own."

The door to Seto's room opened. Seto was standing right at the door as Yugi slunk out, looking depressed. "Now, get out of my house, Yugi! And I'd better not see you here again!" With this, he slammed the door.

"Thanks a lot, Kaiba…" Yugi muttered under his breath.

I told you he wasn't going to help us, Aibou…!

Shut up, Yami! Yugi growled back. The last thing I need is your 'I told you so' speech.

"Hey, what happened to Jounouchi, Yugi?" Mokuba asked.

"Oh, Mokuba…" Yugi said. Hmm…should I tell him? Mokuba might help us.

He might…Yami said back to him. I guess it's worth a try. I highly doubt it, though…

Gosh, you're so pessimistic today, Yami! Yugi was a bit frustrated with his alter ego, but told Mokuba about Jounouchi being missing.

At that very moment, in a remote forest in the mountains, miles from Domino City, our poor Jounouchi and Varon sat by a lake that happened to be blocking their way.

"It's very pretty," Varon said. "Could we stay here for tonight, Jounouchi? It's getting dark and I'm tired."

"Yeah? Well, those creeps might still be behind us," Jou said. "We gotta get away from them quickly." He took off his jacket and tied it around his waist. He wondered if this is what Yugi felt like wearing his uniform all day. "I hope you can swim, Varon!" Jou said. "'Cause it looks like our only way out is across the lake."

Varon looked up at Jounouchi. "HUH?" he muttered confusedly. He obviously wasn't paying attention. "Were you talking to me, Jounouchi?"

Jou fell over anime-style. "Good god, Varon! Were you even listening to me?"

Varon coughed, then replied, "Sorry…."

"Jeez, thanks a lot, Varon," Jou said in a fairly sarcastic tone. "C'mon, we gotta get across…"

"Wait, now?" Varon choked. "But, it's almost dark! And I can't swim."

"Gosh, man! Why didn't you answer me earlier, then?" Jou shouted as he fell over again.

"You shouldn't have been mumbling…" Varon said coldly.

"Well, excuse me, Mr. Horrible Accent…"

"Hey! Your accent's worse than mine!"

"You've got a god-awful accent an' you know it!"

"Ya wanna run that by me again….?"

And so went their argument. As their argument dragged on, a huge muscular figure crept quietly into the bushes. "Heh, heh, heh…gotcha…" he chuckled. "You won't get away this time…! Heh ha hah!" He walked out of the bushes and snuck up on our poor unsuspecting protagonists.

"An' further more…! Eh…?" Jou stopped as he noticed the look of apparent fear on Varon's pale face. "Wuzzup, man?" he mumbled.

Varon, who was shivering from fear, pointed a shaky finger at a huge figure behind Jou.

"Somethin' behind me…?" Jou asked nervously. He turned around slowly. God, please don't let it be Raphael…! he prayed. He turned and looked up at the huge figure now blocking his way.

"Hi," he said simply.

"Aw, dang! It's him! We gotta book it!" Jou shouted as he grabbed Varon and headed for the dock. They jumped into a boat at the dock.

"Wait, so we're just gonna steal someone's boat, now?" Varon asked wide-eyed. The last thing he wanted to be called was a thief.

"Yep!" Jou replied as he was starting the motor. "Unless you'd rather swim."

Varon shook his head.

"Thought so…besides, this is the quickest way to lose that freak. We are far from being in trouble! He's never gonna catch up."

"Um…I don't think so, Jounouchi!" Varon said in a shaky voice.

"Hmm?" Jou turned his head. Raphael was on jet skis and catching up fast. He gulped nervously. "O-kay…now we're in trouble!"

End Chapter Four

Anyway, end of the chappy. Another thanks to all those who have been reviewing and please continue to review! I really appreciate the reviews!

I will try to update sooner (Keyword: "try"…). Ja ne!